May 18, 2015 Club Meeting

Chamber Speakers Circle Toastmasters

May 18, 2015

Attendees: Aditi, Annamarie, Chris, David N., Lara, Randy Lee, Samya and Sergio

Guests:   

Theme of the day: Memorial

Word of the day:  veteran

Samya spoke about the recent district conference from May 16^th.  She said there were 20 speakers.  Samya said the district will soon be split into two districts, since there are now over 260 clubs.  She mentioned some area governor roles will be available.  Samya also indicated there are officer roles becoming available in this club.  She mentioned the club may have to move locations and/or change frequency of the club meetings.

Samya also reminded the group the next meeting will be 6/1 due to Memorial Day.

Aditi was the Toastmaster, Lara was the General Evaluator, and Chris was the Timer and David N. Vote Counter

Speaker:  Samya

Speech:    I wish you were there with me

Randy introduced the speech’s objectives.  Chris operated Samya’s video camera.  Samya spoke about the district conference.  She described the setting dramatically, using gestures for emphasis.

Samya detailed the reactions she saw on other people’s faces in the audience.  She described one speaker who was battling addiction and how an officer changed his life by asking him “When are you going to get on track?”  

Samya started to speak about how words can be powerful.  She described the keynote speech about the 2003 competition champion talking about how he had failed to be champion in 2001 and 2002.  Samya thought about how lucky he was to have failed, because it made him try harder and persevere.  She thought that was magical and that there were lessons to be learned.

Samya reminded everyone to practice and persevere.  Samya encouraged everyone to practice because perseverance leads to excellence.

Speaker:  Sergio

Speech: How I ended up in Wealth Management

Annamarie introduced the speech’s objectives.

Investopedia defines Wealth management as a professional service which is the combination of financial/investment advice, accounting/tax services, and legal/estate planning for one fee.

Sergio started his speech by asking the group if they were doing what they envisioned when they were in high school.  He said he wasn’t pressured to attend college when he was finishing high school.  Sergio decided to attend community college after being inspired by his friends.  He went through a discovery process to figure out what he liked doing and what he would be good at.  Sergio realized he liked talking to people and helping people.

In 2008 Sergio was finishing his community college education, when he realized this is what he liked doing. In 2008 there was a financial crises, this was when he took his first economics class.  Sergio enjoyed the class and did well, so he went on to figure out how to help people.  

In 2009, Sergio began attending San Jose State University to study economics. He got an internship with Morgan Stanley, helping clients manage their existing money.  Sergio got a second internship with the City of Fremont helping needy people with their food stamps and trying to find money.  Through his internships, Sergio discovered this is what he likes doing: helping people.  He now has a position at Newins helping people manage their money every day.

David recommended Table Topics not be held in order to have time to discuss club business at the conclusion of the meeting.

Evaluator #1:  Randy Lee evaluated Samya’s speech.  Randy spoke about nervousness and the video camera and that Samya spoke very well.  He noted how she repeated the title and phrases, Perseverance and Excellence to emphasize their importance.  He recommended that Samya say these words with more use of tonality for better clarity.  “What you say and how you say it” was an idea Randy really enjoyed.

Evaluator #2: Annamarie evaluated Sergio’s speech

Annamarie commended Sergio’s speech, his strong voice and projection.  The structure was very good, beginning with a question to the audience, passing out his business cards, sharing a little bit about his family background, and how his gestures were natural and good.  Annamarie said he did have some nervousness and glanced at his notes, but it was overall a terrific first speech.

The meeting ended early in order to complete club business at 6:55

 Roles for the next meeting 6/1/15:

Toastmaster: Randy Lee Theme:    

General Evaluator:   Aditi

Speaker 1:   Lefteris

Evaluator 1:  Samya

Speaker 2:  Annamarie

Evaluator #2: Sergio

Table Topics:  Chris

Grammarian: OPEN   Word of the day:  

Timer: OPEN

Ah Counter:  Lara

Vote Counter:  OPEN